Article: BARDEM, CRUZ STEAL "VICKY' SPOTLIGHT.(CNY)(Column)

Byline: JOAN E. VADEBONCOEUR ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST

Woody Allen cannot be counted out yet. While his London films found him spinning his cinematic wheels with all-right but scarcely top films, Spain seems to have invigorated his writing and directing in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Allen jets in fast friends Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) for a summer in sun-drenched Spain, thanks to the largesse of Vicky's relative (Patricia Clarkson, wasted). Vicky plans to delve into Catalan culture for a research paper and to have one last fling before marrying Doug for his stability and rising career. Cristina hopes to find her inner self but is game for ...

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